Case Study: Audi achieves precision 3D-printed smart dresses with Materialise Magics

Drive for Fashion Anouk Wipprecht and the Audi A4 Collection

Audi enlisted FashionTech designer Anouk Wipprecht to create four futuristic dresses inspired by the new Audi A4, but the complex, sensor-integrated designs needed reliable preparation for 3D printing. To translate intricate geometries and interactive elements into printable parts, Audi’s team required software that could repair and optimize STL files and ensure production-ready models—so they turned to Materialise and its Materialise Magics data-preparation tools.

Materialise used Materialise Magics to fill holes, fix bad edges and clear defects in the STL files, enabling the dresses to be produced by laser sintering (SLS) and finished with matte and metallic Audi paint plus high-gloss lacquer. The result was a successful public unveiling at Audi City in Berlin, high-quality printed garments that highlighted the collection’s shapes and geometries, and a demonstrated workflow between Audi and Materialise that made complex fashion-tech production feasible.

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